feather & foundation

This episode we share our WOW word of Enough.  In the newness of a new season, our datebook starts wtih empty spaces, then  seems to quickly fill out.  We need to learn to say "enough" to not allowed overcrowding in our lives to rob of us precious down time, creative time or rest time....or even piddle time!  We get challenged by saying "enough" to even the good things  Allowing  margin and space gives harmony in our lives.    We discuss how social media, marketing, and others try to tell us, sell us that we are not enough  If you are uniquely created by God- hand crafted- then you are a one of a kind original!  You are a masterpiece and you are enough!  Stand in that confidence and enoughness.

We kick off this episode with some music fun on work!  Don't forget to share your favorite about song about work in comments! We talk about how Labor Day come about, and how in the beginning of time work was introduced.  Do you know how many hours you spend a year at work????  Life is too short to not be doing something you enjoy. If you aren't feeling that- then maybe, you might need to think about other options to find that joy in what you do. How can you bring your gifts and talents to your job, your organization?  Doing your job with a high standard - it gives you a sense of accomplishment and pride in a job well done.  Let's get to work!

Our WOW word this week is celebrate on this episode of Feather & Foundation. We know how to celebrate the big events in our life, but we often miss the moments in the mundane. With loneliness at an all-time high, how can we create more community and celebrate people. We celebrate little baby's every little accomplishment, but as we lap through our life- the celebration seems to diminish. What if we were aware of people, see people and intentionally celebrate them. What if we intentionally celebrated our children's qualities, or character traits instead of the scoreboard or performance? The scoreboard & performance change.... their qualities, and traits do not. It gives children a solid foundation. What if you could find joy in celebrating the everyday things. It's important to put indelible marks of celebration in our brains, especially if we are working towards goals or achieved a goal. How do you celebrate yourself daily? Ready.... let's celebrate good times... come on... (shout out to Kool & the Gang).

This week's WOW word- civility had been bubbling up the last few weeks on being the word of the week (wow).  After witnessing several situations- it was time for civility and a discussion around it.  I know it's an old fashion word in that we don't use so much today, however it's needed now more than ever.  Where does it start? In our hearts, homes with our children's, in our communities, at our jobs.  We can live it and model it, and we can give it.  While it might seem like a drop in a pond, enough drops of civility can create a wave of it.  Together we can embrace civility and make a difference in this world.  

The joy and wonderful benefits of vacation.  Sidebar if vacations are chaotic- you might need to change location, expectations or maybe the people...).  Changes is latitudes, changes in attitudes.  It's amazing how vacations can change our personalities....a type A, go, go, go person might relax and find Zen on vacation and the chilled, laid-back person suddenly is filled with wanderlust and must try, see and do it all.  Vacations help you recharge, relax and reset.  We wear busy like some medal....and the more you give to that master, the more it will demand.  Vacations create balance, harmony, and a new rhythm.  Parents your kids will love experiences instead of the gadgets and toys- one of the best thing you can give them.  Do you have your next vacation booked? It creates excitement and anticipation...so go ahead get it on your calendar, figure out where you are going, who is going with you, and when are you going...and get ready to pack your back and enjoy your vacation!

Appreciation- we all enjoy it, and yet not always aware of giving it away.  This episode Feather & Foundation, we dive deeper into what appreciating folks that are put in our path on a daily basis- many doing jobs that seemingly unseen.  Seeing them, being aware and offering genuine appreciation can literally transform their disposition and situations.  It cost nothing to light someone else's candle- it doesn't diminish from yours- but casts more light into the world.  People want to be valued, seen and appreciated.  You'll hear two beautiful stories of appreciating others.  Today, appreciate the person getting your coffee, your co-worker, your child's teacher, the cashier checcking you out at the store, or your spouse or familly members.  Let's be intentional in appreciating others.

This week we share faith in action and how to engage faith.  Faith is seeing the light with your heart, when all your eyes see is darkness.  Faith does not make things easy, (or stop the hard), but it makes them possible.  In the hard of life, sometimes all we can muster up is mustard seed size faith, but God can still use that.  Many times you have to "faith it" until you make it.  You will love the story of what faith looks like packaged in an egg.  We can walk into a room, switch a light on....we cannot see the electricity- but we have confidence in the light switch turning on.   Much like our lives.  We need to keep lighting up the faith switch and have confidence in unseen electricity conductor (God). Faith.

Why do we always seem to rushing about in our day?  We are on the move...for what exactly?  In the fun of summer with extended daylight hours and lots of fun options- we need to be able to add buffer in our days and have time for a reset.  You'll hear tips and ideas on how to create a reset in your day.  Re-align, re-lax, re-set.  Get ready....(no rushing, be present) and breathe...let's reset.

This episode if filled with some great stories and wisdom and hopefully future SWAG or endorsements (looking at you NIKE).  The latest internet debate is the Nike shirt/shorts and is it PINK or WHITE, or GRAY and GREEN- leads to some fascinating discussions on what people see....their perspective.  We've lost our ability in our society today to listen and discuss different perspectives.  You'll hear how Indian Chiefs would use listening, communication, wisdom to work our disagreements and differences.   In lfe we cannot control what is dealt to us, but we absolutely can control how we respond.  There is power in the pivot that can change our perspective in any hard life situation.   When we can have a paradigm shift from our thinking to understanding someone else's perspective- it's a beautiful and powerful thing. Let's move forward listening more, talking more, understanding more in broadening our perspectives.....IS it pink or white? or green or gray?  Or maybe a bit of both......check out perspective (& definitely be sure to share so NIKE folks hear the shout out!)